Overnight Sensation
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| Studio album by Motörhead | |||||
| Released | October 15, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 Ocean Studio Track House Recording Studio |
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| Genre | Heavy Metal | ||||
| Length | 41:19 | ||||
| Label | CMC International Steamhammer (SPV) Records |
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| Producer | Howard Benson Duane Baron |
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Overnight Sensation is a 1996 album by the heavy metal band, Motörhead.
Following the departure of Würzel in 1995, the band returned to the same three man formula as "the classic Motörhead line up"; Bass Guitar/Vocals, Lead Guitar and Drums. This album is also the first, since Ace of Spades, to have a picture of the band on the cover. Despite being only a three piece, the band have a heavier style on this work than on their last album, Sacrifice.[1]
Lemmy recalls that amidst the touring, the record took about four weeks writing and four weeks in the studio.[2] Lemmy talked about the return to being a three piece:
...it went the same as a four-piece except one guy wasn't there! Or the same as the Everly Brothers plus one. It was a bit more fraught, but that was just because Phil, being the only guitarist, felt that there was a lot riding on his shoulders (which there was). So he was under added pressure, but he proved himself well. Overnight Sensation is a great album for him. Mikkey was his usual perfect self - he always finishes his drums tracks well ahead of schedule. This time around he did them in one day.[2]
Overnight Sensation was the band's first official record for CMC — Sacrifice was already partly in the States on import but the label proved itself with Overnight Sensation and it became the best-distributed record the band had for some time.[2]
The band being three piece was fine with some, who saw Würzel as a mediocre guitarist and thought that on this album, the band captured the heaviness and powerful sound present on Sacrifice and included some songs to slow down to the pace.[3]
Overnight Sensation begins with a tight speed metal song, "Civil War". "Crazy Like a Fox", the next song, is a fast paced song with a harmonica solo by Lemmy. "I Don’t Believe a Word" starts with a bass solo, before turning into a slow paced and bluesy song with a strong guitar riff. "Eat the Gun" is a fast metal song with prominent lead guitar, rolling bass lines and a tongue-in-cheek final line: "Your gun is so big, your gun is so big, Oh wow". The title track, "Overnight Sensation", is a mid tempo song with a catchy chorus and consistent drum work. "Love Can't Buy You Money" has a heavy and sludgy riff with some humorous lyrics. "Broken" is a heavy mid tempo song with another good chorus. "Them Not Me" is a fast song with a thick and heavy main riff. "Murder Show" is similar but is a more catchy and repetitive song. "Shake the World" is a heavy, slow tune with a sludgy riff. The final song, "Listen to Your Heart", has acoustic guitars over the riff and some happy sounding vocals from Lemmy.[3]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Phil Campbell, Lemmy, and Mikkey Dee, except where noted
- "Civil War" (Campbell, Lemmy, Dee, Max Ax) – 3:01
- "Crazy Like a Fox" – 4:32
- "I Don't Believe a Word" – 6:31
- "Eat the Gun" – 2:13
- "Overnight Sensation" – 4:10
- "Love Can't Buy You Money" – 3:06
- "Broken" – 4:34
- "Them Not Me" – 2:47
- "Murder Show" – 3:03
- "Shake the World" – 3:29
- "Listen to Your Heart" (Lemmy) – 3:45
[edit] Credits
- Lemmy - bass, vocals, harmonica on track 2, acoustic guitar on tracks 5 and 11
- Phil Campbell - guitar
- Mikkey Dee - drums
- Recorded at Ocean Studio and Track House Recording Studio
- Produced by Howard Benson and Duane Barron
- Co-produced by Ryan Dorn and Motörhead
- Mixed by Ryan Dorn and Duane Barron
- Assistant engineered by James Ornelas, Evan Levy, and Duane Barron
- Mixed at The Gallery
- Mastered at Digiprep by Dan Hersch
- Cover photo by Annamaria DiSanto
[edit] References
- ^ Motörhead--Overnight Sensation (1996/CMC). Metal Reviews. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
- ^ a b c Kilmister, Ian and Garza, Janiss White Line Fever (2002) — Simon & Schuster pp. 276—277 ISBN 0-684-85868-1.
- ^ a b Reviews for Motörhead's Overnight Sensation. Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
